Direction signal



July 13 ,1926.

c. F.-MITCHEL DIRECTION SIGNAL Filed Feb. 28, 1925 IN V EN TOR.

4 ATTORNEYS.

Patented July 13, 19 26.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. inrcxmz, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 'ro nns'rra'iv BROTHERS COMPANY, OF nocnns'rna, NEW YORK, A conrona'rron or new YORK,

DIRECTION, SIGN AL.

Application med February 28, 1925. Serial 30. 12,244.

The present invention relates to direction signals and more particularly to the type designed ,for attachment to the hand of the driver of'an automobile for night signaling I to vehicles in rear. -An object of this invention is toprovide a simple and inexpensive construction in which a reflector carries an attaching means for passing about a hand of the driver.

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain arts and combinations of arts, all of which will be hereinafter set orth: the novel features being pointed out in the appended claim. In the drawings: Fig. 1 is 9. pers ctive view of a signaling device constructe I invention; Fig. 2 shows "the device tion; and

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the disk. Referring more particularly to the illustrated embodiment of the invention, -1 invdicates a disk or plate which has means such as a ring 2 cemented or otherwise secured thereto and overhanging the perimeter of a reflector 3. This "has a concave rear face coated with a refiect' material 4, such as mercury, the outer ace -of this reflector being provided with a number of facets.

The concave face provides in rear of the reflector a space or compartment and the plate in rear of this compartment is provided with two slots 6. An elastic band 7 has a hem 8 or other enlargement at one end partially in seeproduces friction on in accordance with this lying in the chamber, the' band passing through one of the slots, then inwardly into the chamber through the. other slot and out again from the 'chamber through the first mentionedslot on the inner side of the hem end of the band. Thisarrangement permits the band to be adjusted to fit different sizes of hands and the interlacing as described 7 the band to hold it in its adjusted position. i w

It will thus be seen that there has-been provided a hand signal for use for automobilists for signaling at night to vehicles in rear of an intention to stop or to turn. The reflector tends to collect rays from the headlights of the vehicles in the same back to the driver of such rear vehicles. The facets of the reflector tend to add to the, brilliancy of the same. What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: p

A signalof the class described comprising a reflector havinga concave rear face',a flat disk having means thereonoverhanging the edges of said reflector to secure the latter to the disk so as to provide a chamber in rear of the reflector, said disk also having two slots communicatin with the chamber formedin rear'of the re ector, an attachi band having an enlargement. at one on liing 7 trough one of the slots to the outside of the disk, then through the other slot and out again through thefirst mentioned slot.

CHARLES F. MITCHEL.

in the'chamber, said band extendingreanand reflect 

